METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMPROVING NETWORK DISCOVERY AND SELECTION
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1. A method for improving Network Discovery and Selection suitable for a User Endpoint (UE), which is moving into a new Tracking Area (TA), comprising:
- receiving, by a Mobility Policy Function (MPF), TA information for updating a mobility policy of the UE;
updating the mobility policy of the UE if the new TA is a special TA covered by different networks;
wherein the process of receiving the TA information for updating the mobility policy of the UE comprises;
receiving a new TA List from the UE.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method for improving Network Discovery and Selection suitable for a UE which is moving into a new TA, which comprises: receiving, by a MMF, a TAU request including the new TA from the UE; allocating, by the MMF, a new TA List according to the new TA in the TAU request; sending, by the MMF, the new TA List to the UE; sending, by the MMF, a TA information to a Mobility Policy Function, MPF, for updating mobility policy of the UE if the new TA is a special TA covered by different networks.
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1. A method for improving Network Discovery and Selection suitable for a User Endpoint (UE), which is moving into a new Tracking Area (TA), comprising:
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receiving, by a Mobility Policy Function (MPF), TA information for updating a mobility policy of the UE; updating the mobility policy of the UE if the new TA is a special TA covered by different networks; wherein the process of receiving the TA information for updating the mobility policy of the UE comprises; receiving a new TA List from the UE. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A Mobility Management Function (MMF) for improving Network Discovery and Selection suitable for a User Endpoint (UE), which is moving into a new Tracking Area (TA), comprising:
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a receiving unit, configured to receive a Tracking Area Update (TAU) request including a current location of the UE; a storing unit, configured to store network topology information; an allocating unit, configured to generate a new TA list according to the network topology information in the storing unit and the current location of the UE in the TAU request; a TA information unit, configured to send TA information including the new TA list to update a mobility policy; wherein the MMF further comprises; a checking unit, configured to determine if the new TA is a special TA according to the new TA List and a special TA list table.
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5. A Mobility Policy Function (MPF) for improving Network Discovery and Selection suitable for a User Endpoint (UE), which is moving into a new Tracking Area (TA), comprising:
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a receiving unit, configured to receive TA information to update mobility to the UE; a storing unit, configured to store mobility policies; a updating unit, configured to get an updated policy from the storing unit and send the updated policy to the UE if the new TA is a special TA covered by different networks; wherein the MPF further comprises; a checking unit, configured to determine if the new TA is a special TA according to the new TA List and a special TA list table.
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6. A method for improving Network Discovery and Selection suitable for a User Endpoint (UE), which is moving into a new Tracking Area (TA), comprising:
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receiving, by a Mobility Management Function (MMF), a Tracking Area Update (TAU) request, including the new TA from the UE; allocating, by the MMF, a new TA List according to the new TA in the TAU request; sending, by the MMF, the new TA List to the UE; sending, by the MMF, TA information to a Mobility Policy Function (MPF), for updating mobility policy of the UE if the new TA is a special TA covered by different networks; wherein the process of sending the TA information to the MPF comprises; sending the TA information to the MPF via the UE. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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